www.inspirationaldevelopment.com

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Helping

executives see

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Today’s business executives are

forced to lead in a VUCA world; one

that is volatile, uncertain, complex,

and ambiguous. To respond to

changes and challenges, leaders

must be agile, flexible, innovative

and forward-thinking.. They have to

be able to look at issues from

different angles.

Combining intellectual insight and

practical expertise, the “Leadership

In Action” Programme, run by the

Inspirational Development Group

(IDG) in conjunction with the

Institute of Banking Studies Kuwait,

is designed to equip participants

with the understanding, skills and

confidence to make the right critical

decisions and to develop and drive

themselves and their organisations

by inspiring their people.

This 5 day experiential programme

invites you to explore and develop

the means of building your own

leadership capabilities and a

leadership culture in your

organization, one of the tools of

which is to link military doctrine to

civilian leadership. It is a unique

opportunity.

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What

Leadership in action is about making

good choices in the Banking sector

in an uncertain and complex

environment. Strategic leaders work

through others by combining a

leadership style that is authoritative,

well-informed and inspires others

and with a deep knowledge of their

business and its environment. The

strategic choices they make carry

commercial insight and personal

authority. Our Leadership in Action

(LIA) programme has been designed

around what it takes to design,

develop and support transformation

in the contemporary business.

These qualities include:

• Strategic thinking, planning and

communication skills that will

enable you to play a full part in

the design and implementation of

strategy in your organisation

• The personal presence,

authenticity and impact that will

enable you to exert the influence

skills required to take people with

you

• The ability to manage and

leverage the complexity and

ambiguity that you will encounter

in transforming your organisation

in the current commercial

environment

• A board level perspective on key

business processes – people

management, shareholder

relations and responsibilities,

corporate governance and

reputation management

• The ability to leverage diversity in

support of better working

practices, more effective decision

making and greater well-being

• A personal leadership practice

balancing commercial necessity

with wider social responsibility

Who

LIA is designed for mid to senior

level leaders who have the potential

to lead at a higher level in their

Bank. The programme content is

ideal for specialists or technical

experts who are looking to lead

outside of their science or function.

Whether you are a leader who has

business experience but who lacks

formal business schooling, or you

hold an MBA, you will find LIA new

and stimulating and the emphasis

on personal leadership and practical

experiential application very

refreshing.

How

The programme is delivered by

faculty from the Inspirational

Development Group (IDG). A mix of

former Army officers and senior

business leaders. IDG has an

exclusive partnering agreement with

the Royal Military Academy

Sandhurst, an establishment world

renowned for leadership. This

unique partnership gives IDG a

distinctive blend of cutting edge

insights from the Military leadership

coupled with up to date knowledge,

best practices and real-life insights

on leadership in the commercial

world.

The programme will run from

Saturday to Wednesday, conducted

part in central London and part at

Sandhurst. It blends lectures, case

discussions and group work: and

participants can expect a highly

experiential week taking part in a

range of activities, simulations and

exercises – some in the classroom,

some at famous British institutions

like the Bank of England and the

House of Lords; and some using the

facilities at Sandhurst to create a

uniquely challenging and personal

experience. It will also include some

dinner events with senior leader

speakers. Con

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The programme will start with an intensive first day of experiential learning

taking place in the heart of Mayfair, London. On Sunday morning you will

transfer to Sandhurst where you will spend the next 2 days in the environment

where the British Army trains its officers and understand what it means to lead

men and women in times of extreme stress. Your visit there will conclude with

dinner in one of the prestige rooms where many VIPs, World Leaders & Royal

Families have dined. We will complete the programme in Mayfair with more

experiential learning, afternoon visits - to include a talk at a London

Institution such as the Bank of England or the London Stock exchange – tea at

the House of lords and a final formal dinner with a guest to end the

programme on a high.

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Saturday, Tuesday & Wednesday

Mayfair, London

Day 1 Leadership, Followership &

Team work

Organisational Culture

Dinner

Day 4 Stakeholder management

Governance

Positive politics

Business ethics

Visit to a UK Institution

Day 5 Strategic Decision making &

problem solving

Presentation styles/ preparation

for evening debate

Visit to Banking institute

Final dinner with Debate

Sunday & Monday

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Day 2 Value based leadership

“Serve to Lead”

Leading in a hostile

environment

Prestige dinner with Speaker

Day 3 Mission Command,

empowerment, giving & taking

responsibility

Developing resilience & coping

with stress

The Inspirational Development

Group (IDG) is a global leadership

and management performance

consultancy working with countries,

corporations and enterprises to

deliver sustainable change in

individual, team and organisational

behaviour.

IDG is a very different type of

development organisation; we are

committed to work in partnership

with our clients to delivering

sustainable improvement for both

individual participants and their

organisations. The results of our

efforts and expertise are reflected in

the quality of our clients and the

outstanding references they and

their people who have engaged in

the ‘IDG experience’ are willing to

give us. We believe that nowhere is

this more true than in the financial

services industry for whom we have

worked with many leading

companies on many programmes

which have been hugely successful

both at an individual and a

corporate level.

IDG has a unique partnering

agreement with the Royal Military

Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), a

global centre of excellence which

trained future leaders for both the

British Army and others from across

the world including many from the

Middle East.

Our approach is based on extensive

experience and a firm belief that

people cannot be “taught” to be

leaders nor to work as a team.

However, through a combination of

well-designed and facilitated

activities they can be helped to

understand, value and capitalise on

their individual talents and

experiences. They can also be

helped to develop key skills and to

modify behaviours that are

unhelpful and may work against the

common purpose.

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Stephen Bennett

Founder & Chairman

Stephen is a Chartered Accountant

and after qualifying, was a lecturer to

post-graduate students in a private

accountancy college. Stephen

worked for Deloitte for 12 years,

firstly as Director of Studies, became

partner four years later and then

served on the central management

team as assistant Managing Partner

and Head of Mergers and

Acquisitions for the UK and Europe.

After leaving Deloitte in 1990, he

became Chairman and CEO of a UK

USM company. He took this

company to a full listing on the main

UK Stock Exchange 2 years later. The

Group was sold in 2000 to a large US

Corporation now owned by Warren

Buffett. In the 10 years of his tenure,

he effected almost 30 acquisitions

and disposals and had 9 boards

reporting to him. Stephen went back

to his M&A roots by founding

Buckingham Corporate Finance - an

M&A boutique specialising in mid-

market transactions. In the same

year, because of his ongoing interest

and years of experience in leading

and managing people, he also

founded IDG. He is an experienced

and well known speaker, particularly

on business and financial topics and

has written a book and numerous

published articles.

Craig Preston

Managing Director

Craig was formerly a consultant with

IDG before moving to Aon, where he

worked as a risk consultant after

which he led one of Aon's largest

regional businesses. He has a wealth

of leadership experience from his

roles with Aon, previously with Coca-

Cola and during his time as an Army

officer. He was also appointed the

first Head of People Development for

the Rugby Football Union.

He worked with IDG as a leadership

and team development consultant as

well as delivering a variety of

leadership talks, with clients from the

military, business and sporting world.

They included UK Sport, Lloyds TSB,

RBS, 3M, BMW, Northampton Saints

Rugby Club, Hampshire Cricket and

many more.

During his career as an army officer,

he saw service in many countries

throughout the world including

Belize, Bosnia, Germany and

Gibraltar. He spent four years in

Northern Ireland where he was

mentioned in Despatches in 1989. It

is this powerful blend of commercial,

sporting and military experience

which enables Craig to talk with such

authority on leadership, teams and

change.Fac

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Jimmy Gordon

Director & Middle East Chairman

Jimmy has led the successful

implementation of a global

management development

programme for a major bank in

Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.

Facilitates and coaches multi-

organisational and multi-discipline

teams in collaborating effectively to

achieve challenging performance

goals.

Responsible for the growth of IDG’s

business in Jordan and other parts

of the MENA Region.

Executive coach to senior

management and their teams to

develop their leadership and team-

building capabilities across a variety

of sectors including engineering,

financial services, education, health

and professional services.

Prior to joining IDG in 2002, Jimmy

founded and led Gordon Cooper

Associates (a people development

consultancy) for 20 years – clients

included Deloitte, Disney and

Honeywell.

After graduating in law from

Edinburgh University, Jimmy worked

for two international advertising

agencies; established the publicity

& fund raising department of a

national charity and was then

appointed first Youth Director of

the Conservative Party.

Iain Robertson

Principle Consultant

Iain joined IDG in 2003 after

spending seven years in practice in a

Big Four accountancy firm where he

was also responsible for the training

of the 600-strong graduate intake.

During his time at IDG he has worked

primarily within financial services,

leading long-term leadership

programmes both at first line

manager and middle management

levels. Early in his IDG career Iain led

a large-scale assessment and

development project in Bahrain

which has subsequently been used in

both Abu Dhabi and Jordan and he

remains engaged in IDG’s work in the

Middle East. He is responsible for

managing one of our largest financial

services accounts globally and is part

of the team that design and deliver

the IDG bespoke business simulation.

Iain is a qualified chartered

accountant with a degree in

Philosophy and Psychology from

Wadham College, Oxford. Since

joining IDG he has passed the

Securities Institute Islamic Finance

Qualification as well as being

accredited to Level B with the BPS.

Fac

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Today’s business environment

is more challenging and

demanding than ever.

The strongest leaders are

commercially astute, can react

to fast-moving changes in the

market and have the expertise

to balance short-term gains

and long-term benefits.

They need to be able to

achieve growth by developing

sustainable, effective and

ethical business strategies,

while meeting the ever-

increasing demands of clients,

shareholders and employees.

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Dear Training & HR Managers

Inspirational Development Group Program In cooperation with,

The Royal Military Academy, UK

A Custom Executive Leadership Development Program for Senior Executives

“Leadership in Action Programme“

May 05th – 09th , 2018

Following the hugely successful ‘Developing Aspiring Leaders’ Program delivered in November 2017

by the Inspirational Development Group in the IBS it is now delighted to invite you to participate in

the “Leadership in Action Programme” by Inspirational Development Group (IDG) that is being

offered especially for senior executives in Kuwait. IDG has expressed commitment to make a

difference and raise the performance bar of both the organization and the individual over many years

for large multi-national organizations around the world, and for the first time to be serving different

organizations for all sectors in Kuwait.

The program will be managed and administered by the IBS and presented in conjunction with our

partner Inspirational Development Group.

“Leadership in Action Programme” will be presented over five consecutive days during May 05th –

09th , 2018, 3 days in London and 2 days at the world renowned Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

The program is focused on leadership development for high-caliber senior executives who sit one or

two levels away from the board typically Managing Directors, Regional Directors, Country Managers

and Partners.

Enclosed is the Program brochure, which includes the content, and the registration form. For more

than one registration, you can copy the form in the brochure and use it.

Early bird offer - 2250 KD for registration and payment made by 12th

April, 2018, the fees

after 12th

of April will be 2450 KD till last day of registration – April 19th

. The fee does not

include the London hotel accommodation but does cover the Sandhurst hotel overnight lodging and

meals plus transport London/Sandhurst/London. In addition, it does not include travel expenses to

United Kingdom and local personal travel, cost of telephone, Internet charges, laundry, additional

room or restaurant charges and late check-out charges.

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In addition to the core program, it’s planned to organize additional activities including formal dinner

on and off site plus visit to leading financial institution.

Cancelation and refund policy:

Registration fees and program cost must be paid in full at least 10 days prior to the program start date and are non-refundable except in the following cases:

When withdrawal is made more than 7 working days prior to the program start date, or in case that IBS cancels: 100% of fees/cost will be refunded

When withdrawal is made 6 working days or less before the program start date: 50% of fees/cost will be refunded.

No refunds will be given on and after the start date of the program.

The IBS Management would be pleased to answer your queries and provide any additional information.

For nomination or queries kindly contact us on:

Ms. Wissam Haddad / Marketing & Sales Officer

Email : wissam@kibs.edu.kw Phone : 22901117 22901100 Ext: 247

Mobile : 99717950